I wasn't born to a wealthy or powerful family - mother from Puerto Rico, dad from the South Bronx.
I never dreamt of being in the movies. I was from a very average, I would say, a rather poor family, so my big treat was to work hard all week - I mowed lawns and babysat and washed dishes and washed cars - to go to the movies.
I wasn't rich.
Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man — too great to be small in anything. In his company I was never in any way reminded of my humble origin, or of my unpopular color.
I'm not in it for fame. I've been famous in the streets already.
We come from a very humble background. A lot of my paycheck from 'Skins' went to paying the bills and getting us a new sofa.
I came from the most humble side of society, and I know what it's like to be poor, really poor, and I was brought up in the '60s and '70s very poor, and I'm very happy flying the flag for the working man.
When I was little, I never wanted to be a model or really thought of doing this job. I'm from a small city, Yongzhou Hunan in the south of China - not a big place for fashion.
I come from a very humble background. My father had to work really hard to become an assistant director. For a large part of his youth, he worked in a mill and took up odd jobs to make ends meet. We lived in a small room and could only afford a meal a day.
Money has never been important to me. I come from garbage. I'm a sewer rat who made it here. I have no interest in money and never have.
If you were to look back at me as a school kid you'd see a very quiet little church mouse kind of character.
We came from a humble background but with a lot of love, so we were able to overcome that.
We grew up poor, very poor, but I am very proud of where I come from.
People just relate to me. They know I'm a regular person brought up in a hardworking, poor family, that I've had all the struggles that people have. I'm just a friendly person. And I hopefully have a good sense of humor. People get a kick out of my stupidity.
I come from a humble background, where my family was struggling to be called middle class.
My mom was a waitress, and my dad was a plumber who worked for the City of San Clemente fixing mains breaks, so not too glamorous.
Being famous is uncomfortable because I grew up very simply. Everything revolved around friends, family, church and sports.
We grew up in a small house with four bedrooms. I shared a bedroom with three brothers. But I enjoy the way that I was brought up. It kept me hungry. It kept me humble.
I represent the working people. I’m not what you’d call a wine and cheese type of guy.
I come from a middle-class South Indian family, and we speak Tulu at home. I never led a lavish life, and I have my feet on the ground.
Playboy in Brazil is like a rich boy, but I've never been a rich boy. My family is not rich. Actually, I help all my family.
I don't think of myself as a movie star. I'm a movie worker. I come from a railroad family. I come from the corn.
I come from a line of self-motivated, determined folk - not grand, not high society, but no-nonsense, family-minded go-getters.
I come from really humble people. We never had a lot.
I'm a guy who comes from a small town in the Midwest. It's not in my nature to say the most explicit things in public.
